The Ever-Evolving Gray Graphics Situation...Thread

[ScottSchell 423]

1 hour ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:

Jesus how many frickin times are they going to change things? There's a slew of Gray stations that have yet to get this package, and here's tiny KWQC changing every month or so... 

Part of it has to do with a licensing issue with Warner Chappell Production Music and it’s effecting the entire library of music. Apparently there was also lay offs within the News music division side.

[Archiva 20]

1 hour ago, ScottSchell said:

Part of it has to do with a licensing issue with Warner Chappell Production Music and it’s effecting the entire library of music. Apparently there was also lay offs within the News music division side.

[TennTV1983 870]

This one hurts, and I feel bad for all of the people who worked at that studio.

[nathannah 2792]

Reminds me of 2006 when Steven Arnold suddenly pulled up stakes with some stations and they had to quick-sub in new packages (WBAY went from Counterpoint to EWN with only hours of notice). Truly a bummer and sad to see another good studio just go quiet.

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

7 hours ago, Archiva said:

 

Wow. This does hurt. It gave us 615 Music and eventually took over for Gari.

[gsrecaps 22]

WBKO now has new graphics! 

 

[GodfreyGR 812]

Kinda graphics related… why doesn’t Gray just use the actual Fox logo for WFLX? Whatever font they used looks like a cheap knockoff of an actual TV station someone made in Microsoft Paint. 

[TennTV1983 870]

23 hours ago, GodfreyGR said:

Kinda graphics related… why doesn’t Gray just use the actual Fox logo for WFLX? Whatever font they used looks like a cheap knockoff of an actual TV station someone made in Microsoft Paint. 

 

The question that should really be asked is does Fox have an actual mandatory rule/requirement that all of its stations and affiliates use the official logo.

 

I say this as there have been other examples of stations (WACH, WFXG, and WFXT for instance) who have gotten away with doing the same thing themselves in the past.

[Axiom81 73]

It's about time...looks like WMTV in Madison has FINALLY gotten the GrayONE package...the website shows the old GFX, but their met posted on their facebook and its the new banners.

 

[Axiom81 73]

On 1/20/2026 at 3:54 PM, Axiom81 said:

It's about time...looks like WMTV in Madison has FINALLY gotten the GrayONE package...the website shows the old GFX, but their met posted on their facebook and its the new banners.

 

But as of 1/22...they are still on the old (10+ year old graphics package) but I'm guessing within the next few weeks. 

[tyrannical bastard 4676]

It seems the stations that still have the old package are stuck with it because of the old graphics systems.  The weather graphics are different because it's a totally different platform.  Same with the promo graphics package that marketing gets.

You would have thought they would made a "GrayOne" package for the stations still on the old CG, but it looks like the package they're using is the one for the holdouts.

Likely a purely business decision, since the systems haven't reached "retirement age" and that the day to replace them is still years away in a future capital expense...

Edited January 22 by tyrannical bastard

[Padrechuck2020 3]

I am not sure of the exact date, but WTAP in Parkersburg, West Virginia has flipped to GrayOne. That leaves only WDTV/WVFX in Clarksburg/Bridgeport, WV with previous graphics setup. 

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

13 hours ago, Padrechuck2020 said:

I am not sure of the exact date, but WTAP in Parkersburg, West Virginia has flipped to GrayOne. That leaves only WDTV/WVFX in Clarksburg/Bridgeport, WV with previous graphics setup. 

 

In your region, maybe. But I have a running tally of such a list, and there are still 40 news operations left to convert. The largest yet to switch? Phoenix's KTVK/KPHO/KPHE.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 1158]

4 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said:

 

In your region, maybe. But I have a running tally of such a list, and there are still 40 news operations left to convert. The largest yet to switch? Phoenix's KTVK/KPHO/KPHE.

I'm wondering if they're coming up soon... Several of their graphics across the newscast is switching from Meredith's Gotham fonts to the basic Arial/Helvetica fonts all of a sudden the past couple months....

[WisconsinWxWatcher 11]

On 1/22/2026 at 8:30 AM, Axiom81 said:

But as of 1/22...they are still on the old (10+ year old graphics package) but I'm guessing within the next few weeks. 

Nearly a month later, WMTV is still using the old graphics on-air. Do any Gray insiders know if they are actually transitioning to the new package, or if these are for online/social use only?

 

On a related note, I was hoping they would also adopt a more contemporary logo like many other Gray stations have done, but it looks like they are sticking with the rather outdated '15' icon. I've felt it looked awkward since deleting the peacock.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 1158]

2 hours ago, Wisco TV Watcher said:

Nearly a month later, WMTV is still using the old graphics on-air. Do any Gray insiders know if they are actually transitioning to the new package, or if these are for online/social use only?

 

On a related note, I was hoping they would also adopt a more contemporary logo like many other Gray stations have done, but it looks like they are sticking with the rather outdated '15' icon. I've felt it looked awkward since deleting the peacock.

Many of the stations over the past 1-2 years will use GrayOne graphics on socials/online things weeks/months before switching over completely.  Also they may be on an old system that can't fully support GrayOne and are waiting to do so?

Edited February 20 by MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie

[suzannesstud 0]

I noticed today on KY3’s stations in Springfield Missouri, on a news promo, that they used a graphic/screen that looks like the open on other stations that use GrayOne such as in Kentucky.  I didn’t think to record it because it is the first I have seen of any twinges of an indication that they might be moving in that direction so I wasn’t expecting it, and it ended before I could get the recorder ready.

 

I took a screenshot of the open on WYMT in Hazard Kentucky which the KY3 promo I saw used a screen that looked like this but just with their own content instead.

 

I don’t know if this promo was a first indication of GrayOne coming soon or not, but I will be on the lookout.  I have noticed, within the last couple of weeks at least, they changed around a couple of their music cues for mid-commercial break screens with one such being Lake Levels which comes on during the break between segment 2 and First Alert Weather.

 

I’m thinking that if they are about to change it will probably happen sometime before the May sweeps.

 

Photo credit: WYMT TV Hazard Kentucky

 

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 1158]

WHNS debuted yesterday.  This leaves Western Mass. News (WGGB), KPTV & AZ Family (KPHO/KTVK) from ex-Meredith to switch over.

Edited February 23 by MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie

[TennTV1983 870]

3 hours ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:

WHNS debuted yesterday.  This leaves Western Mass. News (WGGB) & AZ Family (KPHO/KTVK) from ex-Meredith to switch over.

 

KPTV is the only other holdout in the former Meredith cluster that hasn't switched yet.

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 1158]

1 hour ago, TennTV1983 said:

 

KPTV is the only other holdout in the former Meredith cluster that hasn't switched yet.

I updated my post to include KPTV -- I forgot about them -- so that makes 3 then

[Dave Lampstein 287]

I kinda miss this logo. 

[AaronQ 309]

6 hours ago, TennTV1983 said:

 

KPTV is the only other holdout in the former Meredith cluster that hasn't switched yet.

KPTV only got the weather graphics portion so far. 

Edited February 24 by AaronQ

[Axiom81 73]

On 2/20/2026 at 2:57 PM, WisconsinWxWatcher said:

Nearly a month later, WMTV is still using the old graphics on-air. Do any Gray insiders know if they are actually transitioning to the new package, or if these are for online/social use only?

 

On a related note, I was hoping they would also adopt a more contemporary logo like many other Gray stations have done, but it looks like they are sticking with the rather outdated '15' icon. I've felt it looked awkward since deleting the peacock.

I'm surprised if WMTV is not equipped for the GrayOne package. They had a new studio/station built several years ago, but 100% agree they could use a new logo and updated graphics.

[LocalNewsNerd7000 159]

WDAM is gearing up for their launch. This image made its way to Facebook. 

[GodfreyGR 812]

2 hours ago, LocalNewsNerd7000 said:

WDAM is gearing up for their launch. This image made its way to Facebook. 

Holy clutter- There is so much going on in that info bar. If you have the sponsor's logo, do you really need to have their name in the title? Economy of words is an art.

But bravo to the marketing rep that made that happen for their client!